“through this, to that”, an exhibition of works by New City Arts Fellows Ava Burke, Ben Frye, I.F. Gonzales, and Sophia Chaudhry, opens at Welcome Gallery on Friday, September 5. Join us from 5-7:30PM for a free, public reception sponsored by William Taylor and the Taylor Group of Truist Investment Services. An artist Q&A will take place at 6PM. 🔗 Link in bio for more info. The exhibition will be on view at Welcome Gallery from September 5-24, 2025. We are so grateful to the people and organizations who joined with us this year to make the Fellowship possible. The 2025 Fellows were guided by the theme “through this, to that”, written by Guest Curator, Eboni Bugg. The artist cohort was selected by a community panel through an open call and competitive application process. Each artist received a month-long studio space grant located at @visible_records and a stipend. This year’s Fellowship is supported by the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation. Artwork images courtesy of the artists. Image descriptions in comments. (fb)

📣 Introducing our newest board members! The New City Arts board of directors serves as the governing body for NCA and currently includes 9 members with an additional member joining this October. Board members live in the Charlottesville area; champion our mission, vision, and values; provide strategic direction and financial oversight; and include practicing artists, community members, and gallery regulars who bring unique insights, expertise, experiences, and strengths to board leadership. As a practice of good governance, board members serve 3-year terms and cannot exceed 2 terms in a row. Thank you to Emily Hagan Lazaro, Jae Johnson, and Fred Missel whose board terms ended this summer! Welcome Ben Frye (photo 1), Eboni Bugg (photo 2), Irène Mathieu (photo 3), and Marysunny Luegering (photo 4) to the New City Arts board! Link in bio to meet our full board 🔗 ➡️ Ben Frye is the Director of Engineering at Dow Jones, where he manages mobile development for the Wall Street Journal app. He’s also a photographer, currently participating in the New City Arts Fellowship and will join the board in October following the Fellowship exhibition. ➡️ Eboni Bugg is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker committed to helping communities engage in radical imagining towards liberation. She is currently the Director of Community Investment at @cvilleareacf She is a practicing artist and alumni of the New City Arts Fellowship (2024). ➡️ Irène P. Mathieu, MD, MPH is an academic pediatrician, writer, educator, and public health researcher. She is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at UVA, Associate Director of Programs in Health Humanities in the School of Medicine, and the award-winning author of four poetry collections. ➡️ Marysunny Luegering is an operations and strategy leader with experience spanning startups and established companies in the SaaS and fintech spaces. She works as an operations consultant, helping technology and services companies scale efficiently. She’s a regular at CreativeMornings Charlottesville. @cm_cvl 📸 Huge thanks to @cramerphoto for these gorgeous photos! (fb)